Primary human cervical carcinoma cells require human papillomavirus E6 and E7 expression for ongoing proliferation

Journal Article · Thu Jan 05 04:00:00 UTC 2012 · Virology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/J.VIROL.2011.10.012· OSTI ID:22149252

Magaldi, Thomas G.; Almstead, Laura L. ^[1]; Bellone, Stefania ^[2]; Prevatt, Edward G. ^[1]; Santin, Alessandro D. ^[2]; DiMaio, Daniel ^[1]

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1. Department of Genetics, Yale School of Medicine, P.O. Box 208005, New Haven, CT 06520-8005 (United States)
2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Yale School of Medicine, P.O. Box 208063, New Haven, CT 06520-8063 (United States)

Repression of human papillomavirus (HPV) E6 and E7 oncogenes in established cervical carcinoma cell lines causes senescence due to reactivation of cellular tumor suppressor pathways. Here, we determined whether ongoing expression of HPV16 or HPV18 oncogenes is required for the proliferation of primary human cervical carcinoma cells in serum-free conditions at low passage number after isolation from patients. We used an SV40 viral vector expressing the bovine papillomavirus E2 protein to repress E6 and E7 in these cells. To enable efficient SV40 infection and E2 gene delivery, we first incubated the primary cervical cancer cells with the ganglioside GM1, a cell-surface receptor for SV40 that is limiting in these cells. Repression of HPV in primary cervical carcinoma cells caused them to undergo senescence, but the E2 protein had little effect on HPV-negative primary cells. These data suggest that E6 and E7 dependence is an inherent property of human cervical cancer cells.

• OSTI ID: 22149252
• Journal Information: Virology, Journal Name: Virology Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 422; ISSN VIRLAX; ISSN 0042-6822
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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